French Club: celebrating the holidays
By Hannah Stephens
With this year coming to a close, people in Owasso, the US and all over the world are celebrating the holidays. You can see people decorating for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa along with other cultural winter holidays. Here at our very own Owasso High School, the French Club has also decided to take part in the festivities.
Photo of the Eiffel Tower from Wikimedia Commons
But what exactly is French Club, you might ask? This club meets once a month to learn more about French culture while eating snacks or doing activities, from baguette photoshoots to Eiffel Tower building contests. You don’t even need to speak French to join. Two students who help run the French Club, Thomas Moody-Buff and Mia Willman, have a little more to say about it.
Moody-Buff explains what the club is doing currently, “Next meeting is Christmas themed. We’ll be playing white elephant and Dirty Santa and decorating yule logs.”
Not only does the French Club celebrate Christmas, but it celebrates other holidays throughout the year as well. Surprisingly, lots of holidays are shared between the US and France.
Moody-Buff states, “We celebrate common US holidays [like] Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s day, etc, but how they’re celebrated in France.”
“We also celebrate Mardi Gras and National Crepe Day,” Willman adds.
Typically during the holidays, the members plan out crafts to make or food to bring that is specific to the holiday they are recognizing. Although French Club is more than just fun and games– it is a club full of people who are passionate about learning more about France.
Willman believes that it is important to teach people about traditions in France “so others learn something that most do not care [or] think about. Learning about the French culture can be fun but also eye-opening. It is both different and similar to our culture and language.”
If you are passionate about French culture and its traditions, or just simply want to take part in an activity while learning more about the country, visit the French Club in Room eight on the East campus. Its members meet twice a month after school so consider stopping by. It is a wonderful opportunity to take part in traditions and festivities foreign to you with friendly and adventurous students, and you might even get to eat a baguette while you’re at it!